Embracing My Culture & Following My Dreams: What Selena Quintanilla Means to Me as a Latina Millennial

MAC Cosmetics has launched its highly anticipated second collection inspired by the late musician and style icon Selena Quintanilla. Marking the 25-year legacy of Quintanilla as the queen of Tejano music, the collection, created in collaboration with her family, is aptly called Selena La Reina, which translates to «Selena the Queen.» 

Madison Taylor Baez was born to be a star! The nine-year-old performer has already made a name for herself performing the national anthem at the biggest sporting events in Los Angeles and appearing in nationwide commercials. Madison’s star is set to get brighter as she has landed her biggest role to date – young Selena Quintanilla in the upcoming Netflix series. As a young entertainer, who was inspired by her father to perform, it’s no surprise that Madison and Selena’s early days align.

Calling all  Selena Quintanilla  and  Luis Miguel  fans! If like us you love a good old throwback picture, then you will rejoice at the photo below featuring none other than late Queen of Tejano music and the iconic Mexican singer. It’s unclear when or where Selena and Luis Miguel took this photo but it appears it must have been taken some time in the early ‘90s. The vintage pic was first shared in 2018 by actress Ana de la Reguera’s mother, Nena de la Reguera.

Selena Quintanilla wasn’t crowned the Queen of Tejano for nothing! Since her tragic passing in 1995, her music, beauty and fashion has stood the test of time. In the 25 years after her death, Selena has been forever immortalized and idolized through a film biopic, capsule collections, beauty lines, a wax figure at the iconic Madame Tussauds and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This year, her story will be told on screen once again, in a series set to premiere on Netflix.

Selena Quintanilla’s legacy and music continue to shine, especially on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart, where she has placed 23 entries, including her sets Amor Prohibido and Dreaming of You.

Selena Quintanilla’s music legacy not only lives on through her five studio albums, but her array of music videos. 25 years after her death, fans have chance to remember the Queen of Tejano through the images she has left behind. The Mexican American songstress brought the essence and craft of her songs to life through the visuals which have been viewed on YouTube over a million times.

Selena Quintanilla's legacy is proof that even though she tragically passed away in 1995, she will remain an iconic artist in pop culture. This week, on April 16, she would have turned 49 years old.

Patrick Starrr is making a big transformation into Selena!

Chris Perez, who was married to Selena Quintanilla from 1992 until her death in 1995, has reacted to the forthcoming Netflix original Selena: The Series, which was developed and executive produced alongside the Quintanilla family. “Here is a pic I just saw of the actor playing me in the Netflix series,” he wrote on Instagram, sharing a

MAC Cosmetics just announced that their second Selena Quintanilla beauty collection, titled Selena La Reina, is officially available for pre-order!

Selena Quintanilla’s widower wants to make it clear that he was not involved in the upcoming Netflix series about her life.

Selena Quintanilla’s widower wants to make it clear that he was not involved in the upcoming Netflix series about her life.

Selena Quintanilla’s widower wants to make it clear that he was not involved in the upcoming Netflix series about her life.

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There is no doubt that Selena Quintanilla is an inspiration to many artists today. Her talent and her songs were the admiration of most of the girls in the ‘90s, one of them, Beyoncé. And the proof is a video that circulated on social media, where the Queen Bey talked about the day she met the late singer at a shopping center in Texas, where they both originate.

It's hard to believe that it's been 25 years since Selena Quintanilla's shocking death. The Queen of Tejano music, who was only 23 at the time of her murder, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American performers in history with her songs, amazing talent, charisma, personality and humility.

Selena Quintanilla’s legacy continues to endure, 25 years after her passing on March 31, 1995.

She was called the ‘Tejano Madonna’ back in the 1990s thanks to her closet choices and the popularity of her music. But although Selena Quintanilla’s life was tragically cut short her influence lives on in the Latinx music of today and many stars took to Instagram to mark the 25th anniversary of her death.

Celebrities are paying tribute to Tejana songstress Selena Quintanilla on the 25th anniversary of her tragic death.

When you hear the name “Selena” your initial thought will probably be about one of two different people: Selena Gomez or Selena Quintanilla. If Gomez is the one that comes to mind first though, you might realize that you’ll sometimes end up thinking of Quintanilla. Why? Well, because their names aren’t where the similarities end. From sporting bangs to curling her hair, there are plenty of styles of Gomez’s that had us doing a double take because of how much she looks just like her namesake.